Introduce Yourself

[DriftStageAdmin]

Hi. I'm just a faceless all-purpose staff account, but you're probably an actual person with a past and real human emotions. Introduce yourself.

[ChazSerir]

Chaz here! I've been keeping a very close eye on this game since it was first announced, and I'm super-jazzed to see that the Kickstarter was so quick in reaching its goal, congrats guys!

I live up in Northeast Scotland, technology is a bit limited here, but I'm overdue for a fibre broadband upgrade so I'll be looking forward to that as well - I'll be streaming a bunch of games for sure, Drift Stage included when it becomes available!

I'm autistic - was diagnosed at a fairly early age, but I've been doing a fairly good job adjusting to life, and communicating with folks on the internet has certainly helped out! I enjoy drawing digitally, and Myrone's music is one of the many tunes I listen to to inspire myself to draw more! Granted, most of what I draw is fuzzy/furry folks, but y'know. That's just how I do. (You have no idea how pleased I was when I posted a Drift Stage-inspired picture on Tumblr and Myrone actually reblogged it!)

Whew, that was a long winded introduction, but I hope to meet more folks and chat about Drift Stage and other suchlike things! See you all on the forums!

[kesadisan]

kesadisan here, freelance motion graphic, web designer, and currently learning game design, and I love retro racing games.

Top favorite is Daytona and Ridge Racer. But Daytona beats em all with its rad music.

and that basically another reason why I back Drift Stage, rad graphic, rad tracks, and definitely awesome music.

Used to remember there's another game on kickstarter with homage to classic retro racing game, I didn't back that game but I don't even hear the game released. So with Drift Stage reached 100%+ I hope this game released and rock the whole floor of retro game scene.

[spammie]

Hello I'm Paul from Romania, I like racing games in general but I got a weak spot for those that have some drifting mechanics so is no surprise I backed this project and not only because of the drifting mechanics but rather for the art style and music ... nostalgia hit me so hard when I saw the demo that I had to get my self the game lol.

[Resek]

Pleased to be here! Hyped to hell and back for this game as I'm a complete Daytona nut and I look forward to updates in the future.

[lazaruslongn7]

Hello my name is David G.! I live in Missouri and Kansas and I backed this game cause I like the oldish type of games and also nostalgia.

[mayosan]

Hello there! My name is Jan Ševčík 16y/o studying at computer science university in Czech Republic. I couldn't resist not buying this game becouse it has that amazing look and reminds a little bit of Trackmania which I absolutely love.

[nick101st]

hi there!
i'm nick from italy (i live near venice)
i like old style arcade racing games so it was natural for me to participate to the drift stage's kickstarter campaign.
can't wait for the game!

[Derezzedj4ck]

Hello to everyone!
My name's Kevin, although I go by my username pretty much everywhere online.
I'm an avid fan of the racing game genre and I also really like drifting.
I've recently stumbled upon Drift Stage (although I don't remember exactly how) and after playing the demo a few weeks back I was immidiately intrigued.
I'll be looking forward to trying out the game in it's different stages and hope to provide feedback whenever I can!
Drift on!

[naertes]

Hello all, my name is Ren. I've also been closely following this game around, I saw it on kotaku early last year, I think around July-ish? And ever since then I've been heavily stalking it lol. I love love love love love the aesthetic and the gameplay and I've already expressed this so many times to my close friends and on my twitter and on tumblr and whatever. I'm extremely happy (if you couldn't tell already) to be able to take part in testing the game and to be apart of the community.

Anyways, some basic things I can tell about myself is that I'm an aspiring artist, I'm planning on going digital once I get a tablet, but currently the only things I'm good at digitally w/o a tablet is graphic design and gifs (delko reblogged one of my gifs and I fangirled lmfao). I currently reside in Georgia, and I enjoy watching films and anime, and playing games (obv). Favorite racers are probably NFS Most Wanted & Drift City.

So hyped that everything is coming together! I can't wait to see what's in store for the future.

[Skirmisher]

Hey everyone! I'm Will, and I go by Skirmisher or Skirmisher2048 on the Internet (the latter's my Twitter handle). I can't claim to have experienced the inspirations for this game first-hand, given I'm too young, but the idea of a simple arcade racer based around drifting was enough to get me following the game before it even had a name. When Myrone came on board with his rad soundtracks, it just made a sweet deal even sweeter. So much pseudo-nostalgia for an era I was never part of, an aesthetic I never experienced... I can't wait for the whole game to arrive.

As for myself, I'm some sort of aspiring video game developer, probably. I program to some degree, and attempt to dabble in electro music but usually fail. I don't have any (actual) games out yet, but I hope to change that soon!

I'm also heavily invested in Distance, a Tron-as-hell survival racing game involving flying and/or barrel-rolling cars, which I was attracted to due to playing lots of its spiritual predecessor Nitronic Rush. I actually moderate Distance's official and Steam forums, as well as the forums of the game Four Sided Fantasy (spiritual successor to another DigiPen game, The Fourth Wall).

I could go into detail about lots of other video game things, but it would get rather complicated. So, see you around! Looking forward to more Drift Stage goodness.

[DJ_Lobster]

Hey everybody, DJ here! I'm here because I've been following this game since probably September of last year and am really excited about following the game through development. Backed it as soon as I could, thanks for adding Amazon Payments by the way! I can't wait to play the game and see how it changes from now to release.

I was born in 1990. I've grown up around and enjoy modified cars. I've been playing video games for as long as I can remember, and I like all kinds of games. Same with music. I'm really into digital graphics, web design & development, and programming. I can't afford college right now so I spend a lot of my free time trying to learn from the internet. I hope to be able to learn enough to get in somewhere or freelance. I'm pretty laid back most of the time. I have depression and anxiety problems that have kept me from doing a lot but the past few years I've been working on it and getting better (a couple years ago I wouldn't even be making this post let alone talking about that). Apart from the game, I'm kinda hoping to meet some cool people here.

[decipher]

Hey Everyone,

I am deci from germany. Growing up in the 80s, i was one of those kids
who couldn't get enough of the crazy machines called Computers and
Video Game Consoles. From the early Personal and Home Computers with
their games on Cassette Tapes to the Magics of Nintendo and Sega there
always was a friend or friend of a friend, classmate or relative to visit who had one
of the newest gaming machines that was deemed too expensive to get
by my own parents.

Now, many years later, much more older and with many different interests,
i still am very fond of those "classic" 80s/90s games and everything
that is connected to it (chiptunes, emulation, etc)

When i first saw a posting about Drift Stage on the RPS website it peeked
my interest. I love the classic Outrun, the Hachiroku and Blocky Skyline graphics.
All that combined with the music and art style made DriftStage look like it could
shape up to be added to my favorite games list of the past future!

Can't wait to help getting this Project up and running and really hope
you guys will be successful in reaching your goals.

[skilltricky]

Hey all, I'm skilltricky, and I originally found out about Drift Stage via Kotaku.

I've been following this game's development progress since, and have shown my support by backing the game via the Humble payment option (this is the first game I have ever backed before).

I've played a lot of racing games in my time, including big hits such as Forza and Gran Turismo, right down to the classics such as Out Run and Top Gear (OutRun 2 & 2006: Coast 2 Coast arguably being my favourite arcade racing games of all-time). I've even dabbled in various online racers such as Need for Speed World, Drift City and Trackmania, and have also played the majority of entries in the long-running Need for Speed series.

I rate the likes of Criterion Games (creators of the Burnout series who eventual went onto NFS), Sumo Digital (OutRun series, Sonic Racing), Namco (Ridge Racer) and Playground Games (Forza Horizon) pretty highly for their efforts over the years. My love for racing titles probably started somewhere along the lines of Super Mario Kart, and since then, I've been hooked on racing games of all types - particularly ones with a focus on drifting.

As soon as I tried out the Early Alpha Demo of Drift Stage I got vibes of Initial D, and a lot of classic arcade racing games. I am very impressed with the direction this title is going, and am totally on-board for the full-development cycle. From what I've seen, heard and read, Drift Stage is in capable hands with the guys behind this title having a clear direction moving forward, and both knowledge and understanding of their target audience.

Look forward to engaging with you all further.

ST

[Bonzi77]

Hey, I'm Paul! I originally discovered DRIFT STAGE through my friend RJ, who I'm sure is bound to show up any second now. He's a huge racing nut (and I mean HUGE racing nut, he plays every arcade and simulation racing game and probably watches every type of racing that exists, AND he posts as a contributor on a racing blog) so when he gets excited about something, I tend to listen. I checked out the demo, and we very quickly got into a time war on the demo game. After playing the demo for about two(?) hours, I decided I had to back it.

I myself am a amateur voice actor over in Texas. I've been doing stuff for, oh god, just over five years now? My main project right now is a youtube series called Let's Read Homestuck, a fan project where we've been voicing the entirety of the webcomic Homestuck. I've been a part of that project for three years now. In addition, I've been doing other stuff for that channel, the CoLab, and am currently running three projects there, including an effort to stream on a regular basis with people involved in the channel.

Outside of my voice work, I'm an avid video game enthusiast. I've been playing games since I was at least three years old (context, I'm 21 now.) I tend to play mostly shooters and more action oriented games, although I play some more strategy oriented games from time to time like DotA or League. I don't play a lot of racing games, but I always did like Daytona USA, so this game definitely has me excited!

[DisketteDetective]

Hello everyone! My name is Jacob, and I hail from monotone Washington, I've seen the gifs of rad low poly cars floating around Tumblr a while ago, I didn't know it was connected to a game till I heard of the playable alpha, and once I played it I fell in love. and here we are now. As for me, I am working retail and going to school for Digital Media Arts and I like to doodle and mess around with PhotoShop in my spare time. I'm definitely all about the pastel, neon low poly aesthetic too B)

[bademeistAr]

Hey all, my name is Rich, I'm a Game Designer from Germany. I stumbled onto Drift Stage via a Kotaku Article (yeah I know boo ^^) and since I'm a fan of drifts in racing games and of Outrun especially I backed. I play basically every genre out there on a regular basis, but I have a special fondness for racing games. Yeah that's me. If anything else comes to mind, just ask

[TrackerTD]

I'm Tracker, known to others as Liam. I've been a lifelong fan of SEGA, and in more recent years developed an affinity for SEGA AM2's works, as well as the SEGA Saturn in particular.

I also work for SEGABits, one of the biggest, if not the biggest SEGA fan website in the world, for whom I produce video content. I'm also a graphic designer; currently I'm in education, but I have produced a few pieces of commissioned work already.

As a huge fan of SEGA's racing efforts, especially OutRun 2, and a sucker for 32-Bit stylings (due to my aforementioned Saturn love), Drift Stage is something I'm incredibly excited for, hence backing it!

[PsEG]

Hey there! I'm Trace, though I often show up on the Internet as PsEG or Peace Egg. I'm 31 years old, from Michigan, and my family's always been into auto racing, so it's pretty much inevitable that it would be imprinted on me. Developing an interest in video games at a very early age certainly helped pique my interest in driving games, too. I've played way too many over the years, though I play a few other genres whenever time permits. For one (and for better or worse), I'm fascinated with DOTA 2 these days, even though I'm utterly terrible at it and don't play frequently enough.

I'm a moderator on the Giant Bomb forums, which is how I found out about Chase developing Drift Stage. I look forward to how this game turns out; given the alpha demo, I have full confidence it will be a lot of fun.

[billy_killmeyer]

Hey there! I'm Billy and I've been following Drift Stage ever since Two Best Friends did their video on it. I thought it was a really cool idea and immediately downloaded the demo and contributed to the KS as soon as it opened! I can't wait to hear more about what cars are going to be featured and I'm also excited for the cool soundtrack.